Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Life & The Universe
Sometimes I feel like life is an affectionate older sibling. You know the kind... they like to pull your hair and threaten to wipe their spit on you, but at the end of the day, they're always there to give you a hug. Or push you down. Whatever. It's kind of the same thing, right? ;)
The past two weeks, life has definitely treated me like a younger sibling. Kindness: an interview with Idaho State that I felt good about. Bullying: having to pay for a ticket in a school zone that you didn't see. Kindness: Getting to go see the midnight showing of The Hobbit with friends. Bullying: Having to take my Biochemistry final the same night. Kindness: Getting a 5% boost on the multiple-question portion of my exam! Bullying: Getting an 89.6% in the class overall when I needed 90% to get an A-. Yeah, that's how it's been.
And I mean, that's always how life is going to be, right? I guess I just get frustrated sometimes because I feel like right now I'm so in-between. I don't know if I'll get into PA school this year or next year. I don't even know if I'll be living in the same state by the end of this year. Going to PA school (at some point), getting married, being an awesome wife & mother... these are things I want but things that I don't necessarily have complete control over. *sigh*
BUT... life is so good. And despite the feeling that I am not going anywhere in life right now, I know that I am. I guess the funny thing about life is that as you gain experience, your challenges grow to meet you--which means life will always seem hard. But some things are worth the effort, the time, the wait. And I know that I have a Savior who will help make up for my shortcomings, even if that help doesn't always come when and how I want it. The fact that His help is certain, though--now that's something to be grateful for.
Lotsa' love,
me.
The past two weeks, life has definitely treated me like a younger sibling. Kindness: an interview with Idaho State that I felt good about. Bullying: having to pay for a ticket in a school zone that you didn't see. Kindness: Getting to go see the midnight showing of The Hobbit with friends. Bullying: Having to take my Biochemistry final the same night. Kindness: Getting a 5% boost on the multiple-question portion of my exam! Bullying: Getting an 89.6% in the class overall when I needed 90% to get an A-. Yeah, that's how it's been.
And I mean, that's always how life is going to be, right? I guess I just get frustrated sometimes because I feel like right now I'm so in-between. I don't know if I'll get into PA school this year or next year. I don't even know if I'll be living in the same state by the end of this year. Going to PA school (at some point), getting married, being an awesome wife & mother... these are things I want but things that I don't necessarily have complete control over. *sigh*
BUT... life is so good. And despite the feeling that I am not going anywhere in life right now, I know that I am. I guess the funny thing about life is that as you gain experience, your challenges grow to meet you--which means life will always seem hard. But some things are worth the effort, the time, the wait. And I know that I have a Savior who will help make up for my shortcomings, even if that help doesn't always come when and how I want it. The fact that His help is certain, though--now that's something to be grateful for.
Lotsa' love,
me.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Recap.
Wow, it's been a while since I posted. And yes, I realize that I have a tendency to wait until midnight to blog. Not sure what that says about my priorities...
Anyways... here's a quick update on life the past month & a half. Halloween:
Oh, no picture to show, but I voted! I missed out on voting back in 2008, so this was my first presidential election! So excited and happy to play a part in the election process! (And so proud to support Mitt Romney! ^_^)
Heaps o' love,
me.
Anyways... here's a quick update on life the past month & a half. Halloween:
Yes, I was a hobbit for Halloween! The universe pretty much begged me to dress up as a hobbit for Halloween--first of all, the movie is coming out in later this month; then I stumble upon hobbit pants at DI (they couldn't have been for anything else, who else would wear corduroy gauchos??); and to top it all off, I found a blue glow-stick sword at the dollar store. Like I said, fate.
I got to help out with a friend's homemade haunted house. Let's just say it was pretty legit. I was the least terrifying person there, and I still got some good jumps out of people. Yessssss! :)
Oh, no picture to show, but I voted! I missed out on voting back in 2008, so this was my first presidential election! So excited and happy to play a part in the election process! (And so proud to support Mitt Romney! ^_^)
Oh yeah, did I mention I have a job now? I'm working as a receptionist for a health supplement company, so I get to dress professional every day. This is probably a boost to my social life, seeing as I am overwhelmingly tempted every single winter to wear nothing but hoodies, jeans, and boots. There's a great sense of teamwork within the company and it's been really flexible with my school schedule, so pretty much everything I need in a job right now except for boosting my healthcare hours! After several months of being teased by my sisters for not having a job, and after multiple Institute lessons on self-reliance, it's so nice to be working again!
I was able to go home this year for Thanksgiving. And what is there to do the day after Thanksgiving but go up onto the mountain and get yourself a nice Christmas tree? We are so hardcore like that! :)
Gearing up for the holiday season with Christmas lights! So far I've been able to catch them at Temple Square (with my friend Stephen) and at Thanksgiving Point (as seen above with my friend Jason!) Lots of fun, now I just need to start decorating my apartment!
In other news, I interviewed this weekend with a PA program... I felt like it went really well and it was with my first-choice school, so now I'm just waiting until the seat offers are posted in March. Yikes, will I be able to wait until then??? :)
Heaps o' love,
me.
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